Sulimar Cabrera secured a silver medal and the pair of Sergio Alonso and Aitana Martínez earned a bronze at the Máster N4 Gijón tournament in Asturias.
The senior-category competition at the Polideportivo la Tejerona drew players from across Spain over an intense weekend of matches. Canarian badminton made its presence felt on the podium through strong performances in both singles and mixed doubles events, lanzarote Deportiva reported.
Cabrera, representing Tenzul El Rosario, opened her tournament in the group stage with straight-game victories over Carla Hernán at 21-15, 21-11 and Beatriz Benavente at 21-10, 21-11. Those two wins earned her direct passage to the semifinals of the main draw.
In the penultimate round, she overcame Sara Llopis by a score of 13-21, 21-12, 21-9. Her run ended in the final against Kristina Sotomayor, who claimed the gold medal with a 21-10, 21-13 win.
In the mixed doubles bracket, Alonso and Martínez of CB Tenerife advanced from their group by defeating Adrián Monroy and Ana García 21-8, 21-13, followed by a 21-14, 21-12 win against Alejandro Yaycarov and María Díaz.
The Tenerife duo reached the semifinal round before losing to Lorenzo Adell and Clara Campos in a tight two-game match that ended 21-18, 21-19.
Oliver Gausmann, president of the Canary Islands Badminton Federation, praised the medalists and expressed satisfaction with the growing number of Canarian athletes traveling to compete in national tournaments across the mainland.
